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India wants to use facial recognition in its coronavirus vaccine drive Apr 23, 2021 6:28 PM PHT Mariam Kiparoidze India is planning to add a facial recognition system based on Aadhaar, the country’s centralized biometric identity program, to the national Covid-19 vaccination drive. The proposal has prompted criticism from tech experts and digital rights advocates. In an interview last week, chair of the National Health Authority chair R.S. Sharma said that the government is testing the syst...

Twitter becomes platform of hope amid the despair of Indias COVID crisis Apr 21, 2021 6:25 PM PHT Reuters After spending hours fruitlessly calling government helplines in a search for a hospital bed for a critically ill COVID-19 patient, Indian lawyer Jeevika Shiv posted an SOS request on Twitter. "Serious #covid19 patient in #Delhi with oxygen level 62 needs immediate hospital bed," Shiv, part of a 350-member COVID-19 volunteer Medical Support Group, said on Twitter late last week. Help came q...

Online platforms have tried to combat harassment against women, but it’s not working Mar 8, 2021 1:14 PM PHT Katia Patin Last June the gaming industry had a moment of reckoning. Starting as a trickle, female and non-binary online gamers and streamers began posting stories of online and offline harassment by men, a problem they said was rife across the industry.  Accusations of misogynistic comments, threats of rape, revenge porn and doxxing spread to other social media platforms, not just th...

Automakers tweak advertisement strategy to focus on tech features Premium Auto companies are trying to focus tech-enabled features such as automatic transmission, remote controlling of the car, voice commands, among others. (File Photo: AFP) 2 min read These include auto transmission, remote controlling of the car, voice commands, location services Share Via Read Full Story NEW DELHI: Kia Motors, MG Motor and other new entrants in India’s automobile market are pushing leading players such as ...

Of course, Facebook wants to fix the information ecosystem – until it doesn't

Social media influencers with millions of followers urge ordinary Russians to stay away from demonstrations in support of Alexey Navalny

Donald Trump and an acquiescent social media helped radicalize US citizens in the years leading up to the US Capitol siege

While Samsung is tight-lipped about what it’s cooking up, leaks are cluing people in to what one should expect with the latest Galaxy Unpacked event

The siege is a culmination, a violent one at that – online hate transforming into real-world violence

The fbi. it was all made up. i hope people will stair at that and learn what the fbi is like, human and flawed but deeply committed to trying to do the right thing. chris: director comey, people will have their reaction to what you said but thank you for coming in. thank you for taking all our questions, sir. >> thanks for having me. chris: up next well discuss white house plans for defending the president with a key member of his impeachment team. former florida attorney general pam bondi joins...